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28 June 2021 10:00-11:00 GMT+2

Her 15 minute City   

At the occasion of the Gender Equality Forum, join the online discussion on the 15 minute city and how it can promote more equal, inclusive and sustainable cities and societies by the participation of girls and young women through the use of digital tools.

The concept of the 15 minute city was first developed at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and put into practice by the City of Paris, has spread throughout the world in recent years.

Her City https://hercity.unhabitat.org developed by Global Utmaning and UN-Habitat and its partners is a digital toolkit for planning, designing and building cities for all through the participation of girls and young women. We believe that it can be a strategic and innovative tool to implement the 15 minute principle.

Agenda (tbc)

28 June 2021
10 – 11 am CET
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Welcome
Moderator


Introduction
Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director UN-Habitat, (video remark), Gender, cities and innovation

Keynote
Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris (video remark), Her 15 minute city

Panel
Carlos Moreno, Professor Paris University 1 Sorbonne Is the 15 minute city Her City
Yasmeen Dinath, Urban planner Johannesburg Development Agency, How can we build the 15 min city trough the Her City approach?
Rachael Mwikali, Leader Coalition for Grassroots Human Rights Defenders, Importance of inclusive public spaces, proximity of amenities and access to basic services in informal settlements
Anthea Manasseh, Urban expert, Agence France Developpement, Global upscaling of inclusive and sustainable urban approaches in international development cooperation

Q&A
Moderator, audience, panelists


Closing remarks
Moderator

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About Her City

Involving girls in urban development will make the city better for everyone. Participatory processes are key for planning a city that works for everyone. If we let citizens that are rarely heard be the experts, our cities and communities will become more inclusive, equal and sustainable. 

There is a lack of experience in participatory urban planning and design, particularly when it comes to involving vulnerable groups in urban development processes. Even if inclusive participatory processes are essential for sustainable urbanisation, vulnerable groups are rarely included. Research has shown that participatory urban development with local girls and young women, community leaders, organisations, as well as decision-makers on local, regional and national level, creates opportunities for more inclusive, equal and sustainable urban development. 

Her City is a joint urban development initiative by UN-Habitat (the United Nations Human Settlements Programme) and the independent think tank Global Utmaning (Global Challenge). It is financed by the Swedish Innovation Agency (Vinnova) with contributions from a range of partners such as the Block by Block Foundation (Mojang/Minecraft), White Architects, Swedish Union of Tenants, and MethodKit. 

The purpose of Her City is to make methods and tools available to urban actors and cities globally. We support cities to scale up and mainstream girls’ participation as a part of their long-term strategies to build sustainable cities and societies. The digital toolbox guides urban actors to implement projects through a step-by-step methodology that facilitates the ongoing dialogue between professionals and citizens. 

Her City’s ambition is to contribute to a range of the 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): SDG3 on health and well-being, SDG5 on gender equality, SDG10 on reducing inequality, SDG11 on sustainable cities and communities, SDG16 on peace, justice and strong institutions and SDG17 on partnerships. However, previous projects have shown that the approach contributes to implementing other SDGs at the local level. A Her City project is expected to contribute to particularly the following SDG targets: 

SDG11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable 11.3 By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries 
11.7: By 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities
11.7.1: Average share of the built-up area of cities that is open space for public use for all, by sex, age, and persons with disabilities
11.7.2: Proportion of person victim of physical or sexual harassment, by sex, age, disability status and place of occurrence, in the previous 12 months 

SDG5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
5.B Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women
5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life 

The process
Together with experts and stakeholders in urban development, we have created a digital toolbox following a cost-efficient process that can be incorporated within cities and communities normal processes and thus improve participation.

The toolbox follows a process containing 9 building blocks as a digital guideline on how to co-plan and optimise cities from a girl’s perspective. The 9 blocks align with the three phases of the urban development process and will guide cities through the assessment phase, the design phase and the implementation phase. 

Each block leads you through a number of activities with detailed steps to follow in order to deliver on your Her City project. Each step contains digital tools such as checklists, calendars, agendas, manuals, forms, boards, apps, templates, surveys and visualisation services that will help you on the way to reach the expected results. 


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